Bridget Kies

Bridget Kies

@bridgetkies.bsky.social

Associate Professor, Film; Assistant Director, Women and Gender Studies; Associate Director, Center for Public Humanities, Oakland University. "It's research, I swear."

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Bridget Kies
@bridgetkies.bsky.social

Film/TV profs, anybody have a PDF of really basic intro to adaptation studies? One that introduces key terms like canon and fidelity on a really basic level?

Bridget Kies
@bridgetkies.bsky.social

Hey folks, it’s Tuesday the 13, sorry about the date mixup!

SCMS Fan and Audience Studies SIG @scmsfaas.bsky.social

Join us for our first event of the year, a talk with Henry Jenkins and Robert Kozinets about their book series, Frames of Fandom, on Tues, Oct. 16 at 9am/12pm/5pm. Register here: tinyurl.com/faasframesev.... A Zoom link will be emailed to you prior to the event.

Bridget Kies
@bridgetkies.bsky.social

My upper division undergrads wrote their own grade requirements and expectations for the semester, and, wow, they're a lot tougher than mine would have been! I expected this to be their chance to cut themselves slack...

Bridget Kies
@bridgetkies.bsky.social

This just reiterates what five years of experimenting with alternative grading have consistently shown me: students demand a lot of themselves and usually underrate their own performances.

Bridget Kies
@bridgetkies.bsky.social

I’m so worried that Canadians are going to start wearing “Yes, all Americans” t-shirts that the last time I went to Windsor, when the guard gave back our passports, I yelled, “I support Canadian sovereignty!”

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Oakland University Film Studies and Production
@oufilmstudies.bsky.social

Next week from 11-1, come to the OC to record your thoughts about video games and AI in the first installment of Play/Create/Critique, a semester-long series celebrating video games at OU! @bridgetkies.bsky.social @samsrauy.bsky.social @oaklandu.bsky.social calendar.oakland.edu/event/23439-...

calendar.oakland.eduVideo Game Confessional BoothEveryone is invited to express their attitudes about video games in a “confessional booth” in the OC. Come talk about your fears and hopes abou...

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The Washington Sun@washingtonsun.com

HHS is canceling infant mortality and postpartum grants to focus instead on research related to what the department says are “root causes” like sperm counts and erectile dysfunction. https://www.notus.org/health-science/hhs-cancels-infant-mortality-postpartum-grants-focus-infertility

notus.orgHHS Cancels Infant Mortality, Postpartum Grants to Focus on Sperm Counts, EDOfficials at the Office of Minority Health told grantees that they’re prioritizing “root causes” of infertility and promoting exercise.
Bridget Kies
@bridgetkies.bsky.social

The real heated rivalry has always been and remains between cultural scholars and the popular press.

Fansplaining@fansplaining.bsky.social

On July 8th, we published a piece on AI in Heated Rivalry fic fandom. On July 30th, the New York Times ran a piece on the same subject. We weren't surprised—because we knew a Times reporter had read our coverage. A tale of two fandom articles, part of a longstanding dynamic in the media industry:

fansplaining.comLessons From a Heated Media RivalryHow we learned that the New York Times has a Fansplaining account.
Bridget Kies
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On sale just in time for fall syllabi creation! Each chapter contains suggested readings, activities, and class discussions connected to common topics in film and media. www.routledge.com/Teaching-AI-...

routledge.comTeaching AI in Film and Media Studies: Lights, Camera, AlgorithmsA timely intervention into the role of AI in teaching film and media studies, this book offers insights into how scholars and educators can adapt their approaches in the face of emerging technologies....
Bridget Kies
@bridgetkies.bsky.social

Every doctor's office: Your blood pressure is a little high. Me, every time: That's because I had to fill out a bunch of forms designed by cishet people to be as non-inclusive and invasive as possible before you checked it.

Bridget Kies
@bridgetkies.bsky.social

My chapter is about how students can easily think about and write about AI in film/media. The book has lots of short gems!

mesk@meesk.bsky.social

It's syllabi season, so let me point you to Writing About Screen Media, 2nd edition: short, hands-on essays about teaching students to analyze a wide array of media. I wrote about my use of ArcGIS Storymaps to make my Comic-Con research more tangible. www.writingaboutscreenmedia.net

writingaboutscreenmedia.netWriting About Screen Media | book and resourcesAn essential guide to writing about a broad range of media objects – including film, television, social media, advertising, video games, mobile media, music videos, and digital media – in an equally b...
Bridget Kies
@bridgetkies.bsky.social

“Are you sure there’s no chance you’re pregnant?” and “We have to give you a pregnancy test anyway” to a person who’s been a lesbian for over 25 years.

Heather Hill@rollin-academic.bsky.social

A question from Reddit that I'll answer here: "What's the most unhinged thing a doctor has said to you with a straight face?"

Bridget Kies
@bridgetkies.bsky.social

On the radio today, there was big to-do about how Spain is so ecstatic bc they’ve only won the World Cup one other time, and it was ages ago. My friends, you won last time. In 2023. You are the reigning champions. Why are we disavowing women’s sports?

Bridget Kies
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We have found the only dog in the US who enjoys today.

WeRateDogs@weratedogs.com

This is Mariner. He was born completely deaf, which means he gets to enjoy fireworks with all the sparkle and none of the boom. 13/10 (IG: real_marinertheseapuppy)

Bridget Kies
@bridgetkies.bsky.social

In calendar year 2026, I have been asked to review a book proposal, two book manuscripts, four journal articles, and a tenure case. It is June. Some of you aren’t pulling your weight.

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Pride Source
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Hey, buckaroos! Have you reserved a copy of "Bury Your Gays" for Ann Arbor District Library's (aadl.org) Big Gay Read? Events for the annual community event featuring the enigmatic Chuck Tingle (chucktingle.bsky.social) include a cryptid craft workshop, horror movie trivia & more. Details at link!

pridesource.comChuck Tingle's 'Bury Your Gays' Gets the Big Gay Read Treatment For 2026The Ann Arbor District Library's sixth annual Big Gay Read is diving into "Bury Your Gays," a darkly funny horror novel by masked author Chuck Tingle that
Bridget Kies
@bridgetkies.bsky.social

If you're worried about the environmental footprint of using AI, I can give you my dad's phone number, and you can text him random questions. He texts back answers. Comes with the same caveat that answers may or may not be correct.